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The Large Tree
line etching with tone and highlights, black chalk, c. 1628-1629
For this etching Segers covered virtually the entire plate with a dense pattern of intersecting lines. He blocked out features he wished to reserve. Printed on white paper this yielded subtle gradations of black and grey tones and the play of light in the tree’s leafy canopy, and elsewhere.
- Artwork typeprint
- Object numberRP-P-OB-849
- Dimensionsheight 217 mm x width 277 mm
- Physical characteristicslijnets met toon en hooglichten door middel van kruisarceringen en gebruik stopgrond, etsproef, vlekken veroorzaakt door doorbreken etsgrond, gedrukt in zwart op papier, gedeeltelijk afgedekt met zwart krijt